The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-03
A HEAVY DAY.
Three Sessions of the
Convention.
ON SECOND READINGS.
Most of the Committees
Report.
MINORITY REPRESENTATION.
Canals and Irrigation bitches Ex-
empted From Taxation-LoDg
Csucuses PrOdisious
Work Achieved.
ON SECOND READINGS.
DIRTY REPRESENTATION.

The third day of the Constitutions
Convention saw no diminution o.
interest; all the seats were promptly
filled at 10 o'clock, and Mr.. Clayton, Of
Beaver County, who had not been
present previously. was in his place
and had the oath administered to him
Prayer was offered by Apostle II. J.
Grant; roll call. and the reading of the
previous days journal. >
The president announced that the
name of Mr.. KimbaIl, of Rich County,
would be omitted. as that gentleman
had not yet appeared.
Mr.. G. C. Richards said it was some
what late, but he would move that the
freedom of the convention be rendered
to His Excellency the Governor, the
Secretary of the Territory, and mem
bers of the Utah Commission, Judges
LOT the Supreme Court and members of
the bar, Territorial. County and mum
cipal officers, members of previous
conventions and representatives of the
press. Carried,
| Mr.. Ritter asked whether the question of
minority representation was being con-
! sidered BY any committee; he would like
! to have the subject assigned to some
committee, or a special committee ap-
pointed for the purpose. TIE sense Of
! the convention being that the subject
should be assigned, it went TO the COM
mittee on ordinance and bill of rights, :"
of which Mr.. Ritter is chairman.
The president called for the
COMMITTEES REPORTS
in the following order:
First" Ordinance and bill of rights. 1"
Mr.. Ritter, chairman, presented report,
covering all subjects except that first re-
! ferred to it. On motion of Mr.. Sharp,
all reports we're referred to the commit
tee OF the whole.
SecOnd-On legislative department
Mr.. Howell, chairman, handed in a re-
port.
Third-On executive department. Re-
port submitted.
Fourth-Judiciary. Mr.. Thurman,
chairman, reported that they would be
ready by the next session.
Fifth-Munlcipal and other corpora
! tons. Report submitted.
! Sixth-Finance and State debt. Re-
ported by Mr.. Hills.
Seventh Education. Mr.. Chappell
reported.
kighth-Alilitia. Reported by Mr..
futile.
Naturalization Mr.. Hatch asked
| few minutes time and handed in his re =
| port later.
Tenth-Impeachment and removal
| from Office. Reported.
Eleventh-PubIic Institutions. Re-
ported by Mr.. Dusenberry.
| Twelfth-Boundaries, miscellaneous
| provisions and amendments. Mr.. Rich
ards asked further time in view of the
| press of matter before them.
| hirteenth-Schedule and election.
| Mr.. Shurtliff asked for further time.
Mr.. Hammond said it would be neces.
sary for the committee considering the
question of minority representation to
confer with the committee which had
| the redistricting of the Territory as
| signed to it, as the question entered
into the provisions of each. The com
mittees were instructed to confer to-
gether.
Mr.. Booth moved that the conven-
ton now go into
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
to consider the reports. Carried. Mr..
Game retired and called Mr.. Booth to
preside over the committee of the
whole.
Mr.. J. z. Wells then read the report
of the committee on ordinance and
bill of rights" The constitution of 1882
is followed III most of its provisions:
there are a number of important ad-
ditions, among them being clause
forbidGing union of church and state
and forbidding any church to dominate
| over the State; the voting franchise is
restricted TO male citizens; in civil &C
tons three,fOurths OF a jury may rem
der verdict; witnesses must not be
unreasonably detained, nor confined in
the same place with criminals; no stand
ing army shall be maintained in times
OF peace.
The secretary read the report of the
committee on Legislative department"
The only respect IN which the constitu
ton of 1882 is changed, is in Section 10.
where it IS provided that Legislators
shall not be called in question at any
| plaSO 4O1 ofSSSuSS ISuU6ESu IN Inc
Legislature.
The secretary read the report of the
committee on executive department.
There are no changes from the Consti-
tuition OF 1882.
The secretary read the report of the
committee on impeachment" There
was no change from the other docu
ment.
The report of the committee on umr-
nicipal and other corporations" was
read. The only change is one proyid-
ing that municipal Corporations NAV
not borrow money to exceed 10 Der cent.
of the assessed valuation of their prop
erty.
The reportot The committee on finance
and State debt was read. 1t contains a
number OF important clauses in relation
to the power of committees to contract
debts: the State de BIT shall not exceed 2
per cent. of the assessed value OF the
taxable property.
The report OF the committee on ''tax-
alton" was read. a number of changes
from the old instrument occur.